Jinling City, in the back garden of Wei Mansion.

Next to the rockery water pavilion, there is a stone pavilion, and all the servants outside have been cleared. There are only three noble men, who are enjoying the moon and lotus, while drinking together.

The breeze comes slowly, the water waves are not stirring, the rockery is flying, and the pool is quiet.

These three people are none other than the three leading figures of the Song Party today, Wei Cen, the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice, Feng Yanlu, the Minister of Works, and Chen Jue, the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council.

A few days ago, the poisonous plan to set up an ambush to kill Su Chen was made by Chen Jue, one of the three.

Wei Cen put down his wine glass, coughed, and said, "Just just before the palace gate was closed, news came from the palace that the boy named Su was very lucky and did not die. I heard that he was injured, but he escaped a disaster in the mountain village and was found by the government constable and Jinwu Guard. He had been taken to the palace to treat the second prince and Empress Zhou one after another."

"Hmph, this guy is lucky!" Chen Jue sent out a lot of dead soldiers this time, but he failed and had a slap in the face. After all, the words before were too full.

Feng Yanlu looked at Chen Jue and asked, "Those people have not left any handles or hidden dangers, right?"

Chen Jue shook his head and said, "The people sent out are all dead soldiers. The mission failed. No one came back or stayed with him."

Feng Yanlu was silent for a moment and understood the outcome of the assassins.

Wei Cen, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, continued: "Our Ministry of Justice went to the scene and found some badges and tokens from the Wude Department of the Song Dynasty. They took the opportunity to exaggerate it. Everyone knows that they can temporarily blame the secret spies of the Song State. Because they involve diplomatic relations between the two countries, our officials avoided and feared war long ago. They would definitely not cause trouble for the Song State with great fanfare. Therefore, he could only suppress and send Jinwu Guards and Dali Temple to investigate secretly."

Feng Yanlu was a senior in planning the country. Although he was not capable and had average plans, he was old and was cautious enough to do things. He said, "It's better to be cautious. Pay attention to the progress of this case at any time. We must not involve us."

Chen Jue said: "Don't worry, there will be no evidence that is not conducive to us on the scene. It's just that Su Chen has not been eliminated. Should I find another opportunity to start?"

Wei Cen shook his head and said, "No need for now. This time the noise is very loud. If we continue to take action, we may expose ourselves. Don't touch him for the time being."

Feng Yanlu nodded in agreement, not wanting to attract attention, and it was a bit strange. After all, the ambush and killing the orders and killing so many large inner guards. Once exposed, it would be like a blatant confrontation against the court and suspected of being rebellious.

Although they are all important officials of the court, with great power and enjoy some treatment, they cannot bear to pay for such crimes if they are made public!

Feng Yanlu sighed unwillingly: "It's impossible to kill for a while, but if Su Chen is alive, he will continue to rescue Queen Zhou and the second prince, which will be highly favored by the government. At that time, the Sun Party will also rise. We have to be separated from each other. Even if it is more roundabout, how can we destroy it?"

Wei Cen pondered: "There are people in our palace who are under the guild, whether it is Shang Pharmaceutical Bureau, Shang Food Bureau, Shangshe Bureau, etc., who have our nails, who can tamper with decoction and delivery of medicine. Whether it is the queen or the second prince, if one dies, then the official family will definitely blame Su Chen. Even if he is not imprisoned and asked to be executed, it will at least destroy the good impression of Su Chen and thus alienate the grandson's faction."

Feng Yanlu and Chen Jue were both silent for a moment, thinking that although this method was sinister enough, it could have the effect of killing people with a knife.

When they dealt with the prince, they used this poisonous plan. In the end, Su Chen's father Su Mingyuan, one of the Fengyu of Shang Pharmaceutical Bureau, was responsible for treating Prince Li Hongji's illness, and involved it. In the end, it was because the people of the Song Party who tampered with herbs, which led to the sudden death of the prince and Su Mingyuan became the scapegoat.

Even though Li Jing knew that there was something wrong with this matter, he finally executed Su Mingyuan, the scapegoat, to calm down the complex situation and give an explanation to the ministers and the people in the harem.

Otherwise, officials who support Crown Prince Li Hongji will inevitably continue to argue and ask for a thorough investigation of the matter and attack other forces. They must take the opportunity to break the balance and eliminate dissidents, which will affect the stability of the court. Therefore, Li Jing did not expand the matter.

What's more, at that time, Li Jing was very dissatisfied with Li Hongji's poisoning of the emperor's uncle Li Jingsui. Although the royal family was ruthless, it was not like this without any concealment and was placed naked on the surface, which made people criticize him. Li Jing had the idea of ​​changing his heirs.

In addition, Li Jing planned to give up the strong Li Hongji and chose the weak Li Yu as his new heir, which was also deeply considered, because Li Jing knew very well that with the national strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he could not fight against the powerful northern regime. Whether it was the Later Zhou or the Zhao Song Dynasty, the result of the Southern Tang Dynasty was only destroyed. Therefore, Li Jing felt that the stubborn and self-righteous militants, who could only attract more killings and destroy faster when fighting against the Northern Song Dynasty. With a kind Li Yu, even if he surrendered, he could still compromise and prolong the country's fortunes in a breath of life.

Wei Cen asked in confusion: "Which of the two patients in the palace will solve will have a greater blow to the government, which will make the government hate Su Chen from now on?"

"Feng thinks that the King of Zheng hopes that the second prince Li Zhongxuan will die first. Then the only descendants of the official family are the eldest prince Li Zhongyu. He is only seven years old and is still more than ten years away from his twentieth age. Will there be no other changes? At that time, the official family has no descendants, and the King of Zheng still has hope of inheriting the position of lord!" Feng Yanlu explained.

Chen Jue picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and smiled and said, "I agree with Brother Feng's proposal. These second princes are the most suitable. After all, he is the blood of the official family. In the past ten years, he has only these two descendants. If one person is removed, King Zheng will have more opportunities."

Feng Yanlu smiled and said, "If the second prince is in trouble and is not saved, then find a way to spread the news to Queen Zhou's ears. The mother and son are in love with each other. The queen, who is already terminally ill, suddenly heard the pain of losing her son, and maybe it can also accelerate the worsening of the disease. After a lifetime, neither person will be saved by the time, and Su Chen has no choice but to apologize for his death."

"This plan is wonderful!" Wei Cen couldn't help laughing.

Chen Jue nodded, thinking that this strategy was feasible and it was a difficult time for Su Chen, and it depends on how he survived it.

"Let Su Chen continue to walk onto his father Su Mingyuan's old man, get imprisoned and kill him, and he will be killed in one place!"

Feng Yanlu asked, "Who will send to execute it?"

Wei Cen said: "Turn a chess piece at Shang Pharmacy and let him exchange it for the herbs or poisons. You can find suitable herbs from the inventory, which is very convenient. Otherwise, it will be too dangerous to carry poison from outside into the palace and check it layer by layer."
Chapter completed!